SAN DIEGO — Monday was the last of the King Tides, they will fade from today's peak this morning of a 7.4' high tide to a 5.5' tide by Friday.
With the extreme high tides comes extreme low tides, so if you go tide pooling be careful not to step on any living creatures.
Here's what causes the King Tides. The moons orbit around the earth, which creates the pull on our ocean, but the orbit is not a perfect circle, it is elliptical so at some point the moon is closure to the earth. Now add in the alignment of the Sun and Moon together and you get the King Tide. The next King Tides will be December 13 - 15.
Watch: Here are Chopper 8 aerials over the high King Tides Monday morning along the San Diego coastline.
A Beach Hazards Statement has been issued for high astronomical tides (King Tides) until 12PM Tuesday. Tides 6.6-6.8ft will occur each morning and could lead to minor coastal overflow. Low-lying areas and parking lots may be flooded.